When I was little before I learned how to read, I loved to be read to. There are so many picture of my 2 or 3 year old self sitting in a family member's lap and being read to. My parents are HUGE readers. My dad is known by name at our library and goes there daily. I grew up reading. At our old house, I would sit on top of our shed in our backyard and read all afternoon.
Lately I have realized something. I do not read nearly as much as I used to. I leave books unfinished. I get caught up in my busy life and never take the time to curl up with a good book and just read in silence. This life is so full of distractions - television, computer, cell phones, loud music. Instead of reading, I go to movies. Instead of contemplating, I text. Instead of enjoying silence, I run from it and fill up my life with as much noise as I can.
This spring and summer I am going to change this habit of not reading that I have formed. I am compiling a reading list. I hope to finish it before the end of the summer. If not, I will continue into my freshman year of college.
At the moment I am reading 2 books, both by Joshua Harris: Not Even A Hint and Boy Meets Girl. In addition to these, here is my reading list:
1. Do Hard Things - Alex and Brett Harris
2. Dissapointment with God - Philip Yancy
3. Desiring God - John Piper
4. A Purpose Driven Life - Rick Warren
5. Crazy Love - Francis Chan
6. A Young Woman's Walk with God - Elizabeth George
7. Understanding Intelligent Design - William Dembski and Sean McDowell
8. Same Kind of Different as Me - Rob Hall and Denver Moore
9. Passion and Purity - Elizabeth Elliot
10. Dug Down Deep - Joshua Harris
11. The Quest for Love: True Stories of Passion and Purity
a time of monsters
18 hours ago
wow. that's an intense list. you've got some great books there. be sure you leave enough time for contemplating as you read. you will need it! :)
ReplyDeleteI will definitely contemplate :) blogging my thoughts on everything I read
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